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You can claim a relief to pay less Customs Duty and VAT if you re-import goods to the UK.
Check if your import, export or re-export needs a permit or certificate under the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES).
Find out how to make sure that data entered into the Customs Declaration Service (CDS) is matched correctly with the Automatic Licence Verification System (ALVS).
You can use the bulk import reduced data set to declare one or more low value parcels in a single import declaration when you import goods to Great Britain.
How the government monitors imports into the UK.
Find out the rules to establish the country of origin of imported and exported goods and to help identify goods which qualify for lower or no Customs Duty.
How to use a single commodity code to import your goods in split consignments when importing large machinery or plant.
Licences and authorisations to import genetic material, research and diagnostic samples, trade samples and display items, and some live animals and animal products.
How product specific rules are used to identify the country of origin when importing or exporting between the UK and EU.
Find out how to prove the originating status of your goods and check if you can claim preferential tariff treatment.
Get a preferential rate on goods you import to the UK from a Developing Countries Trading Scheme country.
How to import animals and animal products to Great Britain (England, Scotland and Wales), the Channel Islands and the Isle of Man from non-EU countries.
If you use, produce or supply wood packaging material (WPM) to move goods to or from the EU or the rest of the world, you must make sure it meets international standards.
How to use Method 4 to work out the customs value of your imported goods if you’re an importer or clearing agent.
Prove the origin of your goods if you’re trading with a country that has a trade agreement with the UK, or is covered by the Developing Countries Trading Scheme.
Choose how you’ll make supplementary declarations for goods that you entered into your own records without authorisation.
Claim relief on import duty and VAT when importing miscellaneous documents and related articles into the UK.
Find out what a composite product is, and how to import or move composite products from the EU to Great Britain.
Regulations to reduce the risk posed by the production, importation and storage of ammonium nitrate.
Import risk categories under the Border Target Operating Model (BTOM) for animals or animal products you’re importing from a non-EU country to Great Britain (England, Scotland and Wales), the import rules and inspection rates for each category.
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